IN PICTURES: Woolworths delves into the archives as it celebrates 90 years in Australia

Take a trip down memory lane and see how Woolworths supermarkets across Australia have changed over the 90 years since the first store was opened in the basement of Sydney's Imperial Arcade. The company now operates 872 stores and employed 111,000 people.
Do you recognise yourself in any of these historic photographs? Do you have photographs you would like to share? Email us contact@nine.com.au

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Take a trip down memory lane and see how Woolworths supermarkets across Australia have changed over the 90 years since the first store was opened in the basement of Sydney's Imperial Arcade. The company now operates 872 stores and employed 111,000 people.
Do you recognise yourself in any of these historic photographs? Do you have photographs you would like to share? Email us contact@9news.com.au

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The grand opening day of Woolworths, Christchurch NZ. 7th March 1930. (Supplied)

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The grand opening day of Woolworths, Christchurch NZ. 7th March 1930. (Supplied)

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Staff pack the Woolworths home delivery van at the Green Valley store in 1964. (Supplied)

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Staff pack the Woolworths home delivery van at the Green Valley store in 1964. (Supplied)

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Hot coffee was served at the Pitt Street Sydney store in 1959. (Supplied)

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Hot coffee was served at the Pitt Street Sydney store in 1959. (Supplied)